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Impact of repeated ivermectin treatments against onchocerciasis on the transmission of loiasis: an entomologic evaluation in central Cameroon
BACKGROUND: Annual community-directed treatment with ivermectin (CDTI) have been carried out since 1999 in the Lekie division (central region of Cameroon where most cases of Loa-related post ivermectin severe adverse events were reported) as part of the joined activities of the African Programme for...
Autores principales: | Kouam, Marc K, Tchatchueng-Mbougua, Jules B, Demanou, Maurice, Boussinesq, Michel, Pion, Sébastien DS, Kamgno, Joseph |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3849770/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24289520 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-6-283 |
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